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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1936
Page
10
Livestock receipts for Monday showed hogs 18 000 cattle 14 000 sheep 15 000 with hogs for next week estimated at 62 000. Hog prices stayed mostly steady from Friday to Saturday with tops near 10.45 while lighter butchers and lights gained modestly. dressed pork markets buoyant and cattle highs reached 12.00 with fat lambs around 10.15.
Chicago market reports show mixed cattle demand with higher grades steady to firm while lower grades rise up to 25 cents. Calves and yearlings command strong shows, fed heifer prices up about 50 cents, cows up to 25 cents, bulls soft. Sheep and hogs see gains with lambs lifting around 25 percent, hogs steady to 15 cents higher on average, and several loads of western lambs selling near the week’s top.
U S Department of Agriculture cattle hogs and sheep prices at South St Paul noted for the week. Cattle up to 40 cents higher for slaughter steers with better prices for fed steers and yearlings. Hogs 9 to 10 per cwt with top around 10.10 for 160 240 lb weights. Sheep fat lambs up to 75 cents higher with top near 9.85. Vealers down about 50 cents. Receipts: cattle 800 hogs 11 000 sheep 1 509. Top details include load lots and price ranges across weight classes.
U S Department of Agriculture report shows combined hog receipts at 20 yards and 9 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for 24 hours ending 8 am Saturday at 17 100 head, up from 11 700 a week ago and 14 400 a year ago. Prices mostly steady with Friday's averages, spots on heavy butchers up 5 to 10 cents. weekend loading heavier. Prices by weight class listed for choice and packing hogs with ranges for light to heavy weights and sow categories.
Sioux City AP report shows U S Dept of Agriculture prices steady to higher for cattle with steers at 9.75, heifers 7.00 to 7.50, cows 4 84 to 5 75, cutters 3.75 to 4.50. Hog receipts 1,000 with top 10.00 and 170 260 lb at 9.75 to 9.90, 260 310 lb at 9.55 to 9.75, sows 8.75 to 8.80. Sheep and lambs receipts 500 steady.
The Associated Press reports hog prices across Iowa held steady to 10 cents higher in Waterloo Mason City Ottumwa with ranges by weight for good to choice hogs and sows. Prices detailed for 140 to 550 pound animals across markets including Waterloo Mason City Ottumwa and packing categories.
In Austin Minnesota hog market today ranges cover 180-250 pounds at 9.40 to 9.70 dollars, 250-290 pounds at 9.00 to 9.30, and 290-350 pounds at 8.00 to 8.60, with larger sows and boars priced accordingly. Local buyers reflect steady demand across weight classes.
AP reports Omaha cattle receipts total 200 with calves 50 for the week. Fed steers and yearlings gain 25 to 50 cents, vealers strong to 50 cents higher, stockers and feeders firm. Week totals show fed steers and yearlings from 7.00 to 9.00 with many at 9.10.
Receipts and price ranges for cattle beef cows cutters and stockers and feeders with top dealers around 9.00 to 9.50 per cwt. Sheep receipts 800 with late arrivals and strong wool lambs and yearlings up to 9.85. Hogs 1,000 head direct trade unevenly steady to 15 cents lower. top 10.00 to shippers and feeding hogs 8.75 to 9.90 per hundredweight.
On Saturday the local hog market saw only slight shifts with three lighter grades up by 5 cents and all other grades steady. The top price held at 9.85 dollars.
A Cedar Rapids market listing shows grain prices for wheat oats rye barley and corn. It also covers produce including heavy hens ducks geese and eggs with wholesale fruit and vegetable prices plus cured hides and horse hide values.
Domestic wools in Boston sold slowly last week with quotations mostly unchanged. Mill purchases were for immediate needs only, as buyers avoided high asking prices on remaining large lots. small lots and combing fleeces drew limited interest at quoted grease prices and fiber counts.
AP report from New York shows butter receipts at 299 unsettled with creamery higher. cheese receipts 115,485 steady. eggs receipts 32,585 unsettled with mixed colors and standard grades. live poultry steady by freight and all prices unchanged.
Andrew Leyden of Montezuma and Viola Jacobsen of Newhall. Donald R. Woods and Mary Elizabeth Gray, both of Anamosa. Lloyd Ray of Maquoketa and Lucille Starry of Olin. Ignatz Kremendy and Emma Jansa, both of Cedar Rapids. Ray Graham and Bessie Quick, both of Mason City, Ill.
The worm like peripatus ensnares insects by shooting adhesive threads to trap them, using a sudden sticky attack to secure prey.
Chicago wheat futures rose as Germany moved to rearm the Rhineland, impacting the European political scene. May wheat rose to 99 3/4 cents, corn higher, oats up, with traders citing dry southwest weather and higher temperatures as key factors alongside shipping demand and overseas political tensions.
Chicago AP report lists cash wheat at 1.06 to 1.02 for various grades, corn ranges from 55 to 58 cents, oats 25 to 31 cents, soybeans 8 to 80 cents net track, barley 38 to 50 cents, timothy and clover seeds priced, lard and bellies cited with per hundredweight rates. No rye sales reported.
U S government, corporate issues and foreign bonds fell on Saturday as Germany moved troops into the Rhineland and repudiated the Locarno pact. Treasury loans slipped to losses from 1 32 to 5 32, with the 27 interest rate lagging. Corporate bonds and foreign issues mostly declined, though Goodyear 5s and Walworth 4s edged up slightly. Italian 7s dropped over a point.
No 8 bonds report from New York shows Treasury 44s 47 52 at 107 14, Treasury 4s 44 55 at 112 24, Treasury 34s 40 43 June at 108 26, Treasury 34s 43 47 at 108 30, Treasury 3 es 46 49 at 105 90, Treasury 3 s 51 55 at 104 10.
Striking skyscraper workers win ground for higher wages and a 48 hour week as a walkout spreads to Brooklyn Queens and New Jersey offices. Police report arrests rising to 179 in seven days while big buildings like Chanin and Prudence sign union contracts and threaten further action.
The New York market closed irregularly with about 1.5 million shares traded. Aviation and mining issues gained on potential foreign orders while blue chips fell. leaders like Douglas and United Aircraft rose, and General Motors and U S Steel dropped amid unsettled sentiment from Hitler’s Rhineland move.
King Edward will ride at the head of his troops for the first time on his birthday June 23 at the Trooping the Colors ceremony on Horse Guards Parade. The Prince of Wales has deputized for his father in prior years and will wear scarlet and bearskin. On June 16 King Edward will present new colors to foot guards at Buckingham Palace.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Usher of 823 Second Avenue SW welcome daughter Nancy Lea born March 6 at Mercy Hospital.
Brooklyn defeats Tama 40 to 26 in Iowa Cedar league play as Armstrong scores 20 points and Brooklyn leads 29 to 10 at halftime. Tama’s Hill tops Tama with 13 points. Tama’s second team wins 29 to 11 led by Cory with 16 points. Tama leads 10 to 6 at halftime.
Ed Van Gorkom died suddenly of a heart attack at his home on 1921 Mount Vernon avenue SE. Funeral services are scheduled Sunday at 3 p.m. in Yocum chapel Marion with Rev J Renwick McCullough officiating. Burial will be Cedar Memorial park. He was born November 30 1903 in Maurice Iowa and lived in Cedar Rapids since 1922. He formerly worked at the Cedar Rapids Paper Box company.
Mrs. Bessie Ann Saylor died Friday night at 9 40 at the family home 1409 K Street SW after a long illness. She was born October 1 1886 in Cedar Bluffs and lived here 31 years married to Ulysses Saylor in 1905. Survived by husband two children five sisters one brother and two grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 p m Turner chapel Rev C W Harrop officiating. Burial Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at Turner chapel.
Mrs Emma Gerber to Jacob Gerber widow of R F D No 1 Cedar Rapids died at a local hospital Saturday at 9 20 am after a brief illness She was born November 30 1861 at Atkins and lived in the area all her life Survived by three sons Jacob Charles and Clarence Gerber two daughters Christine and Elsie Hausman a brother A L Fritz and 14 grandchildren and six great grandchildren Funeral services will be held at Turner chapel at 1 pm Tuesday and Presbyterian church at Atkins at 3 30 pm Burial will be in Raetz cemetery near Allas Friends may call at Turner chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Fan nie Zastera Campbell will be held in the Turner chapel at 2 30 p m Sunday Rev C F Edwards will officiate burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery
Funeral services for John C Foote of near Palo will be held in the Beatty chapel Sunday at 2 p.m. conducted by the Rev O C Gatrelle. Burial will be in the Palo cemetery.
The city board of adjustment will meet at 3 p.m. Monday in the city hall council room. Frank Burnett of 700 Eighth Avenue Southeast was fined $1 and costs in police court Saturday for parking too near a theater entrance. Cedar Rapids Symphony rehearsals are set for 7 30 p.m. Monday in Marshall Hall at Coe College.
Mrs A M Fenske travels to Burlington to attend the funeral of her stepmother who died at the home of her daughter Mrs Victor Benson in Chicago on March 2.
Members of Apollo commandery No. 26 meet at Masonic hall Sunday at 2 p.m. to serve as escort at Ed Van Gorkom’s funeral in Marion at 3 p.m. W L Perrego, 51, Allison hotel, received a thirty day jail sentence.
Saturday the case against the defendant was brought before Justice W J Grunewald for uttering a false check. The charge was filed by A W Woerderhoff.
Police found a baby bed mattress abandoned in the street in front of the Memorial Coliseum on Friday afternoon. The mattress had no identification and was taken to police headquarters.
Suit filed in superior court by R. S. Milner as administrator for the C. H. Foy estate seeks $520 in rent from Mr. and Mrs. William L. Weeks for the residence at 1817 Ellis boulevard NW.
Clark Fisher was fined ten dollars and costs for speeding inside city limits on Saturday by Justice A. S. Reed. The fine was suspended. Fisher was arrested by Highway Patrolman Kermit Rhoades.
Firemen fought a roof fire at 1627 Second Avenue SE and a small fire at the Thomas Manufacturing Company at Eighth Avenue and Walnut Street SW. An overheated smoke pipe was blamed for the latter. Losses were slight at both locations.
About seventy five Continental Oil company dealers attended a sales meeting at the Montrose hotel Friday night. W. R. Fitzpatrick of the company's Lincoln Nebraska branch and H. P. Salem district representative led the session. Advertising plans for 1936 were discussed.
Two fracture patients were treated Friday night at St. Luke's hospital. Miss Lily Hodgson of Mount Vernon fractured her left wrist after slipping on icy sidewalks, and Charles Hammond, 7, of 1533 B avenue NE, fractured his right elbow after falling from a tricycle. Neither stayed in the hospital.
Firemen answered alarms Friday for three small blazes. Spontaneous ignition of rags in the attic at C R McCann 213 Tenth avenue SE started the first fire. A backfire on a motorcycle on Second avenue and Fourth street SE prompted the second call. A short circuited battery in a car at 1700 Grande avenue SE caused the third alarm.
Gus Fragiadakis, 45, of 516 Fourth avenue SE, fined $400 and costs in district court for illegal possession of alcoholic liquor with a 120 day jail term if unpaid and release after sixty days on good behavior. A second charge was dismissed. Leo Kenney, 35, of 606 Fifteenth avenue SE, pled not guilty to illegal liquor possession. bond set at $500 after officers found a small quantity at his home.
The March term criminal cases are assigned by Judge F O Ellison. The list, prepared by County Attorney G K Thompson, includes John Kilberger charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated J F Sindelar with leaving the scene Florence Davis John Kegler Gus Fragi dakis Gus Pusateri Leo Kenney for illegal possession of alcoholic liquor Jack Powell for desertion Mike Cringos for illegal sale of intoxicating liquor and C W Brandon for assault with intent to commit a statutory offense.
The will of Leo J. Polansky a south side funeral director who died February 23 was admitted to probate in district court on Saturday. The entire estate is left to his wife Leona J. Polansky. J W Lesinger was appointed executor. The will was made October 18.
Judge A B Clark grants divorce under cruel and inhuman treatment for Clara Louis Clymer from Harold Clymer and Ruth Holloway from Albert Holloway. Judge F O Ellison grants Amelia M Kepler divorce from Carl M Kepler on desertion. marriages dated Oct 23 1928 and Nov 5 1931 and Jan 20 1926 respectively.
In district court Judge H. C. Ring issued a default judgment for Stark Coal company for 143.52 against L. A. Cunningham and Anna Cunningham in an account suit and another default judgment for Paul F. Jones as assignee for 149.65 against Harry K. Shinbloom in a note suit.
Nearly 2,000,000 women are employed in British industries. They outnumber men in clothing manufacturing and in textile and pottery factories.
Friday evening caucuses in Marion chose delegates to the Linn county convention set for March 14 in Cedar Rapids. In the largest Second ward gathering delegates named B. F. Mentzer Marvin Oxley George Burns and others with Walter F. Kruger Lee Brown and more as alternates. Other wards selected E E Parsons Oscar Martin Bryan Sanborn and more. Local notes mention marriages travels church events and community happenings including a liquor store closure for school election and a Methodist Ladies Aid meeting.
The Woman’s Missionary Society and Newell Trimble division of the Christian church were entertained by Mrs. J. L. Roberts. Mrs. Fred Lang led the business session planning an Easter week luncheon. Roy Mack spoke on Latin America and Porto Rico, Pearl of the Caribbean, and papers titled Beyond the Caribbean and Half Way Christianity were read. Eighteen people attended with guest Mrs. Boyd Lathrop. Marion High School defeated an alumni basketball team 32 to 25.
Mr and Mrs Edward Hines returned to Spencer after a several day visit with Mrs Mary Hines. Friday evening the Marion fire department was called to the Howard Cruise home at Eighteenth street and Seventh avenue for a chimney fire.
Reading Circle met Friday at Mrs. L. R. Blinks home under Mrs. E. W. McKean direction to study Brazil. Current events were given after roll call. A tea honor birthday of Mrs. J. J. Ives followed at Mrs. Irvin Ford home with eleven women attending. Next gathering at Mrs. Ida Hall home.
S. J. Hines, treated at Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids after an automobile accident a week ago, shows improved condition and doctors now believe there are no internal injuries.
Plans complete for a rally program in the church dining room after a picnic supper. The event invites members friends and families of the Presbyterian church to attend.
The Past Noble Grand Association of the Rebekah lodge met at Mrs. Frank Clark’s home with hostesses Mrs. E. A. Barnes Elizabeth Brown and Mrs. W. A. Bell. Twenty seven attended including guest Miss Beulah Dodds. A gift was given to Mrs. Corda Lewis who moves to a farm near Independence next week. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Barton E. Crawford of Lincoln Nebraska on March 2, whose family formerly lived in Marion.
German ambassador Hans Luther told American reporters that Hitler denounced the Locarno pact to broaden Europe’s peace framework. He said Germany would adhere to Locarno on equal terms, accusing France of violating it by allying with Soviet Russia and saying the pact’s security is destroyed by that alliance.
Nine Japanese navy planes en route to a north Chosen Siberian border port were burned Saturday at Keiimo. The incident highlights wartime losses as Allied forces press operations against Japanese air assets.
Beginning Sunday the Neighborhood chapel will discontinue evening services until further notice. Sunday school and the morning preaching service will continue as usual.
Mrs Oscar French entertained guests Tuesday evening in honor of Mrs Chester Schoenhut of Marshalltown. Bridge was played at two tables with Miss Alice McGuire winning high score and the traveling prize.
Mrs Earle Edwards hosted the Electa Circle of the King’s Daughters on Friday. Fifteen members answered roll call with scripture verses and spent the afternoon making lunch cloths. Mrs Earl Welsher will host the group in two weeks.
The Marion board of education met Friday evening in Supt. C. B. Vernon’s office and accepted the resignation of Miss Helen Barber, commercial subjects teacher at the high school. No successor has been elected. Election judges and clerk named for Monday vote: Mrs. A. E. Granger, Miss Elda M. Kemp, and Fred Newlin. Polls open noon to 7 p.m. at the Marion Community club office.
A compiled listing shows multiple churches in Marion offering Sunday school at 9:45 to 10 a.m. morning worship from 10:30 to 11:30 with sermon topics including The Mission of the Church and Rejoicing in Christ. Evening services and union gatherings are noted, along with church leaders and organists.
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